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McKenzie

James P. Kaetz, Auburn University

McKenzie straddles the border in south-central Butler and northeast Conecuh County in the south-central part of the state; most of the town is in Butler County. It has a mayor/city council form of government.

History

The town of McKenzie sprang up around a branch line of the Alabama and Florida Railroad to Andalusia, Covington County, around 1899. Originally called Persimmon Creek, in 1900 the town was named after Bethune Beaton McKenzie, a Civil War veteran, a civil engineer responsible for building a number of railroad lines in Alabama, and a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1901.

By 1905 the town had a sawmill, a cotton gin, several general stores, and a drugstore. The town incorporated in 1913.

Demographics

McKenzie 's population according to the 2010 Census was 530. Of that number, 67.7 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 29.8 percent as African American, 2.1 percent as two or more races, 0.4 percent as Hispanic or Latino, and 0.4 percent as Native American. The town's median household income, according to 2010 estimates, was $19,271, and the per capita income was $13,318.

Employment

According to 2010 Census estimates, the work force in McKenzie was divided among the following industrial categories: